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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the U.S.
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Trump tariffs rattle small business owners already dealing with tight margins

Trump tariffs rattle small business owners already dealing with tight margins

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's continued roll out of a wide array of tariffs is rattling small business owners already dealing with tight profit margins.
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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests

27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests

More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging
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Trudeau says Canada will push back on U.S. tariffs with Trump administration

Trudeau says Canada will push back on U.S. tariffs with Trump administration

PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday Ottawa will work to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that his "unacceptable" steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries. A senior government official said that Trudeau spoke with U.S.
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What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion

What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion

Lawmakers in some states where abortion is already banned are seeking to explicitly bar abortion pills or take a step that most leading anti-abortion groups oppose: punish women who seek to end their pregnancies.
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Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams , arguing in a remarkable departure from long-standing norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s
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JD Vance is delivering a keynote speech at Paris AI summit against the backdrop of tensions

JD Vance is delivering a keynote speech at Paris AI summit against the backdrop of tensions

PARIS (AP) — JD Vance is delivering a keynote speech on Tuesday, the final day of the Paris AI Summit , marking his first foreign trip since taking office as vice president.
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Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Tuesday, Feb. 11

Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Tuesday, Feb. 11

Here's where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Tuesday, Feb. 11: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Washington, D.C.
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Trump signs order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum

Trump signs order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has signed executive orders to slap 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, including Canadian products, starting in March — near the deadline given to Canada to convince the U.S.
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What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion

What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion

Lawmakers in some states where abortion is already banned are seeking to explicitly bar abortion pills or take a step that most leading anti-abortion groups oppose: punish women who seek to end their pregnancies.
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